Christopher Walken Quotes

I think early on I knew what I was going to do and it was based a lot on familiarity but it was also because I didn't have a lot of skills. There was nothing I wanted t be. I didn't want to be a doctor. I wanted to be in show business.

Christopher Walken

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 31, 1943

Topics

BusinessDoctorThinkEarlySkills

It's not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.

Jimmy Carter

FailureFearDeterminedFail

If you have an ounce of common sense and one good friend you don't need an analyst.

Joan Crawford

GoodFriendCommon SenseYouNeed

Kyoto was a flawed process. There isn't one industrialized country around the world that has ratified that treaty, and so that is a non-starter.

Andrew Card

WorldProcessCountryTreatyKyoto

I have three daughters who grew up while I was working on the special editions and the prequels. They got to be big 'Star Wars' fans. And, you know, I would see them identifying with a lot of the male characters, and I just thought, 'Star Wars' could use more good strong female leads.'

John Knoll

GoodStrongThoughtYouKnowThree

I'm very much about stories that are fast but character development that moves slow.

Ann Nocenti

CharacterSlowFastDevelopmentMuch

I think anyone in a relationship has to deal with temptation if they're being honest with themselves. People don't talk about it very much, but it's very honest. Guys and girls both have temptation.

Andy Grammer

RelationshipPeopleThinkTemptation

I was a good student. For a while, my parents did make me cope with school and films simultaneously. But after a point, this wasn't practical. I had to choose between studies and films. I chose films.

Sridevi

GoodSchoolParentsMeChoosePoint

Human rights, race relations, gender politics, health care, and foreign policy - it's a lot to keep track of, and yet all of these things affect us in our daily lives. Making sense of everything requires meticulous unpacking of feelings, delicate navigation of social norms, and a community of love to help along the way.

Tracee Ellis Ross

LoveDailyCommunityHealthPolitics

Once Miramax gets involved, if they like your movie, there's a big machine that gets involved.

Tom Wilkinson

BigInvolvedLikeMachineYourOnce

I had had some successes in the '90s, always made money, but the truth was I was like a man pushing a boulder up a hill. A huge, heavy, difficult boulder made up of some career mistakes, projects that didn't meet expectations, and twenty years of being a known quantity.

Rob Lowe

TruthMoneyMistakesManCareer

I'm incredibly proud of the show 'Portlandia' that I do, but it's designed for an audience that just wants that and loves that.

Lorne Michaels

ProudAudienceShowJustWants

I love feeling like I'm 'on the pulse' of things. Nothing more satisfying, more valued, more exciting as a writer. Because shaping pop culture really means that you're saying something that a lot of people want to hear.

Liz Tuccillo

LoveCulturePeopleSayingYouWant

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